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Bermuda to face approaching Hurricane Florence |
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| www.chinaview.cn
2006-09-11 09:54:57
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BEIJING,
Sept. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Bermuda's residents stocked up provisions and
formed long lines at gas stations in the lashing rain on Sunday as Hurricane
Florence headed toward the British Atlantic territory and looked poised to
strengthen.
The Category 1 hurricane, which had maximum sustained
winds of 90 mph (145 kph) Sunday afternoon, was expected to become a Category 2
hurricane as it passes Bermuda, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday.
A Category 1 hurricane is the least powerful on the
Saffir-Simpson scale.
Florence, the
second hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season, was about 300 kilometers
south-southwest of Bermuda at 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) and moving toward the north at
13 mph (20 kph), according to the hurricane center. Bermuda was expected to
get 12.7 cm to 23 cm of rain, with up to 25.4 cm possible in some
areas.
Florence's approach prompted
Bermuda's government to issue a hurricane warning, telling the 22-mile-long
(35-km) island's 63,000 residents they should rush to complete preparations.
In Bermuda, shopkeepers and
homeowners boarded up windows and doors, with one closed flower shop bearing the
sign: "We've gone away to chase away Florence. Back Tuesday." Enditem
(Agencies)
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